dàn

啖

Character · Verb

eat; entice with profit

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to eat; to feed; to consume

literary

A classical/literary word for eating, now rarely used in everyday speech. Often found in idioms or historical contexts.

Rì日
dàn啖
lì荔
zhī枝
sān三
bǎi百
kē颗
 ，
bù不
cí辞
cháng长
zuò作
Lǐng岭
nán南
rén人
 。

If I could eat three hundred lychees each day, I'd be willing to stay in the Lingnan region forever.

Jī饥
zé则
dàn食
 ，
kě渴
zé则
yǐn饮
 ，
juàn倦
zé则
wò卧
 ，
bìng病
zé则
yī医
 。

When hungry, one eats; when thirsty, one drinks; when tired, one rests; when sick, one seeks a doctor.

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Yǐ以
zǎo枣
dàn啖
zhī之
 。

To feed someone with dates.

2.

verb

to entice; to lure; to bait with profit

literary

Means to lure someone by offering benefits or profits. This usage is classical and metaphorical, not for literal eating.

Dàn啖
yǐ以
zhòng重
lì利
 ，
yòu诱
qí其
rù入
huǒ伙
 。

Entice him with great profits to lure him into joining the gang.

Cǐ此
wéi为
dàn啖
dí敌
zhī之
jì计
 。

This is a plan to bait the enemy.